BP: Always Sticking Up For the Little Guys

Since replacing Tony Hayward (he of yachting fame and foot-in-mouth syndrome) as BP’s chief executive, Bob Dudley has mostly stayed out of the limelight.  But Dudley stirred up memories of … Continue reading

Climate Capsule Week of February 14th

Welcome to the redesigned and online Climate Capsule, National Wildlife Federation’s weekly climate change newsletter! I look forward to any suggestions and feedback about the new look and feel, which … Continue reading

He’s Back! BP’s Tony Hayward Cuts Deal To Drill In Arctic Wildlife Haven

Former BP CEO Tony Hayward is back in the news – and once again, he’s putting critical wildlife habitat at risk.

You Can’t Rewind an Oil Spill

The National Wildlife Federation is one of several conservation organizations sponsoring this new ad: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqvj3rI6ajI&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] Tell Interior Secretary Ken Salazar: No more oil spills, especially in critical polar bear habitat.

NWF Team to Gulf & BP’s Campaign Cash: Watch NWF’s Climate Capsule

In this week’s NWF Climate Capsule video, lessons we didn’t learn from the Exxon Valdez, NWF’s call to revoke newly-issued deep water drilling permits & BP’s donation to one of its most prominent defenders.

Shell Oil Threatens Polar Bear Habitat

The iconic polar bear already faces many threats- from melting sea ice, shrinking food supply, and climate change. The polar bear was even listed as a threatened species is 2008. … Continue reading

Breaking: Gulf Coast Oil Spill Now Projected to Make Landfall Tonight

The oil spill forecast is now looking like some of the worst-case scenarios we’ve been hearing.

Two New Reasons to Break Our Oil Addiction – Now

Two major reminders about how urgent it is for America to break its addiction to oil.

Why Developing Oil Shale Gets Us Nowhere

New Proposed Fuel Source Increases Threat to Wildlife, Public Lands and Water Drilling for oil and natural gas, and mining for coal, has already taken a dramatic toll on our … Continue reading

For People and Wildlife, There’s Only One Answer to Secure Our Energy Future

In the coming days, Congress begins voting on a new set of energy bills that if passed will be detrimental for wildlife and the natural resources we all depend on. … Continue reading

Enough Already With All the Fossil Foolery

New Offshore Drilling Won’t Dig Us Out of the Hole So, big oil and friends are at it again: doing what they can to keep us hooked on fossil fuels … Continue reading

Senate Energy Bill: “The First Step”

Yesterday began with the environmental community’s less than favorite Senator, Jim “Hoax” Inhofe, proposing an amendment to require oil companies to build more refineries. (Nothing quite like requiring more oil … Continue reading